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Travinsky Closes Out Home Career With Technical Fall as Kean Beats Sussex 37-17

UNION, N.J. – In his final home match, George Travinsky won a 17-0 technical fall over Edip Oruli at 184 pounds on Friday night at Harwood Arena. It helped Kean University men's wrestling to a 37-17 win over Sussex. Kean won the last four bouts to finish on a 20-0 run, after Sussex had tied the dual at 17-17.

Kean opened with forfeit wins from Alex Pigna at 125 pounds and Joshua Martinez at 133 for a 12-0 lead. Sussex's Michael Salazar then pinned Peter Marroquin at 141 to cut the lead to 12-6. Logan Knoetig answered at 149 with a 19-4 technical fall over Juan Pachon, which put Kean ahead 17-6.

Sussex came back at the middle weights. Gavin Pych posted a 19-3 technical fall over Jamison Carter at 157, and Logan Hrenko pinned Mason Walker at 165 to tie the dual at 17-17.

Cole Pfeufer turned the match at 174, holding off Billy Wood for a 3-2 decision and a 20-17 Kean lead. Travinsky followed with his technical fall in front of the home crowd to make it 25-17. Ildefonso Mendez at 197 and Abdel Elkeshk at heavyweight both won by forfeit to complete the 37-17 final.

RESULTS
Kean 37, Sussex 17
125 – Alex Pigna: WIN Forfeit
133 – Joshua Martinez: WIN Forfeit
141 – Peter Marroquin: LOSS Michael Salazar (Sussex), Fall
149 – Logan Knoetig: WIN Juan Pachon (Sussex), TF 19-4
157 – Jamison Carter: LOSS Gavin Pych (Sussex), TF 3-19
165 – Mason Walker: LOSS Logan Hrenko (Sussex), Fall
174 – Cole Pfeufer: WIN Billy Wood (Sussex), Dec 3-2
184 – George Travinsky: WIN Edip Oruli (Sussex), TF 17-0
197 – Ildefonso Mendez: WIN Forfeit
HWT – Abdel Elkeshk: WIN Forfeit

Exhibitions:
141 – Peter Marroquin: LOSS Jesse Araujo (Sussex), Fall
149 – Malcolm Horan: LOSS Ty Woods (Sussex), Dec 4-10
197 – Ildefonso Mendez: LOSS Sussex wrestler, Fall
285 – Abdel Elkeshk: WIN Phil Pritchard (Sussex), Fall

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Players Mentioned

Jamison Carter: 5' 7"; Sophomore; 157

Cole Pfeufer: 5' 8"; Senior; 165

George Travinsky: 5' 8"; Sophomore; 184

Malcolm Horan: 5' 11"; Freshman; 149

Peter Marroquin: 5' 4"; Freshman

Alex Pigna: Redshirt

Joshua Martinez: 5' 4"; Freshman

Mason Walker: 5' 8"; Freshman

Logan Knoetig: Redshirt

Players Mentioned

Jamison Carter
: 5' 7"; Sophomore; 157

Cole Pfeufer
: 5' 8"; Senior; 165

George Travinsky
: 5' 8"; Sophomore; 184

Malcolm Horan
: 5' 11"; Freshman; 149

Peter Marroquin
: 5' 4"; Freshman

Alex Pigna
: Redshirt

Joshua Martinez
: 5' 4"; Freshman

Mason Walker
: 5' 8"; Freshman

Logan Knoetig
: Redshirt

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